∞ Dropping 'the' when describing products

Geoffrey A. Fowler And Yukari Iwatani Kane for WSJ: Nintendo Co.’s website shows gamers “what Wii is all about.” As far back as 1984, Apple Inc. said in a commercial that it would “introduce Macintosh.” Today, an Apple video enthuses: … Continued

∞ AT&T responds to Justice Department

Smartphone Boss: “Without this merger, AT&T will continue to experience capacity constraints, millions of customers will be deprived of faster and higher quality service, and innovation and infrastructure will be stunted. If this transaction does not close due to Plaintiff’s … Continued

∞ Atari founder wants one-year high school

IndustryGamers: Atari founder and gaming guru Nolan Bushnell believes that educational video games area potential form of synergy that could revolutionize the educational system in the United States.  Bushnell remains confident enough to proclaim that if implemented correctly, the average high … Continued

∞ Bartz: Yahoo 'f***ed me over'

Fortune: On Tuesday, Bartz was in New York, to speak at Citigroup’s (C) technology conference the next day, when she was supposed to call Bostock at 6 p.m. “I called him at 6:06,” she recalls. When he got on the … Continued

∞ Colin McRae: DiRT 2 comes to the Mac

Feral Interactive on Thursday announced the release of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for the Mac. It costs $39.99 and is available from online download services including the Mac App Store. It comes to retailers on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Colin … Continued

∞ Sony tablets 'offer a choice, not an echo'

Technologizer: “… don’t expect either to be the Great iPad Competitor that leads folks to conclude that it’s possible to compete effectively with Apple’s tablet…But neither one feels generic, either–they’re the sort of tablets you might expect Sony to come … Continued

∞ Studiometry 9 focuses on CRM

Oranged Software has released Studiometry 9, a major upgrade to their business management software for Mac and Windows. It costs $199.95, with upgrades available for $59.95. Studiometry helps you organize, plan, track and invoice, providing you with the tools needed … Continued

∞ League of Legends Mac cancelled

Inside Mac Games: Riot Games has announced the cancellation of League of Legends’ Mac beta client, which the company was developing in partnership with TransGaming. Riot cited the reason for cancellation as an inability to maintain consistent parity between Mac and Windows PC … Continued

∞ TiVo and Media Center on the decline

ZDNet: TiVo defined the DVR category around the turn of the century, and today the product name has been turned into a verb. If you’re going to record a TV program on your cable company’s DVR, you probably just say … Continued

∞ Emma and the Inventor comes to iPad

Tricky Software has announced the release of Emma and the Inventor for the iPad. It’s a free download, though unlocking the full game requires a $4.99 in-app purchase. Emma’s Grandfather Jenkins has completed his greatest invention ever, but the mysterious … Continued

∞ 'Business as usual in Silicon Valley'

AllThingsD: In fact, the creation of a $20 million investment kitty that Arrington has dubbed CrunchFund is simply the formalization of a long-standing arrangement that has already been going on since he founded his popular tech blog. That is to … Continued

∞ Game devs imagine iPad 3

IndustryGamers: Dave Castelnuovo – Owner, Bolt Creative “I would like to see a personal anti-grav device built into the ipad 3 so that I could sit on it and allow me to hover around instead of walking. Kind of like … Continued

∞ Apple environmental policies under scrutiny, again

ZDNet: Mind you, there is one word in that previous paragraph that really caught my attention, “suspected.” It leads me to wonder whether these organizations can really say with authority that the manufacturing organizations and sites that it is targeting … Continued

∞ Griffin offers three-in-one stylus/pen/laser pointer

Griffin Technology on Thursday announced its Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer, a three-in-one device. It costs $49.99. The gadget combines a rubber-ended stylus that mimics a finger-press, for use on an iPad, iPhone or other touchscreen surface. A refillable … Continued